Lawrence E. Adjah Lawrence E. Adjah MBA  MEd  MDiv
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Social Infrastructure Initiative

BUILDING A RUNWAY
FOR HUMAN
FLOURISHING

Scaling a culture of care for a world in isolation.

Family Dinner Foundation  ·  501(c)(3) EIN 47-1639472 How to give ↓
50K+
Adults reached
40
Global cities
3
Continents
10+
Years impact

Family Dinner Foundation started as simple grassroots gatherings at the dinner table. Over ten years, it grew into a movement of 50,000+ adults across 40 cities and three continents. When the pandemic hit, the gatherings stopped, but the relationships did not. This season forced an evolution, developing the 5C Mutual Care Methodology, now successfully piloted on university campuses and licensed within healthcare institutions.

But demand soon outpaced grassroots delivery. Seeking to scale this culture of care, we launched a Social Infrastructure Technology Studio as an independent entity under the Foundation. I learned to code and built the products myself, testing them within the communities we already serve. We are now operating in a closing window: awareness of the loneliness crisis is at its peak, and institutional demand is rising.

All four products in our portfolio are currently in public beta. We are raising runway for the next 12 to 18 months to transition from beta to full market distribution and capture this unique opportunity to build the world's relational infrastructure.

“How do we use technology as a tool for human flourishing, rather than resigning ourselves to a reality where humans have become tools of technology?”
The structural pivot

Under the 501(c)(3) Foundation, our Technology Studio bridges the gap between human need and scalable tools. This structure gives partners a path to contribute to meaningful structural impact with real tax value. We are moving from grassroots gatherings to technology as a tool for human flourishing.

Studio portfolio Public beta
001 iToro The only synchronous, live prayer platform in a faith and wellness app market projected to reach $4.8B. Live prayer, voice prayers, prayer archive, Prayer Drop, church communities. itoro-app.com 002 mbio Synchronous social matching for shared life. Harvard research shows strong social connections increase survival by 50%. Location-based matching, trusted networks, mutual care exchange. mbio.ourfamilydinner.org 003 Humain Relationships treated as infrastructure, because they are. The 24-hour rule, smart call windows, birthday reminders, relationship health at a glance. Privacy-first — contacts stay on your device. be-humain.com 004 ShepherdOS The operating system for pastors responsible for more people than they can humanly manage. 85% of guests return if contacted within 24 hours; after 72 hours it drops to 15%. Built by a pastor. getshepherdos.com
Impact contribution

HOW TO GIVE

All gifts are charitable contributions to Family Dinner Foundation, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit. We have multiple giving paths to fit your tax and impact strategy.

01   Direct gift

Cash, check, wire, or stock transfer directly to the Foundation. The simplest path for most partners.

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02   Donor-advised fund

Recommend a grant from your existing DAF for administrative simplicity and immediate tax benefit.

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03   Private foundation grant

Your family or corporate foundation can make a grant to the Foundation's Social Infrastructure Initiative.

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04   Pastor + entrepreneur in residence

Extend a salaried in-house opportunity with your firm to pursue this work and serve as an in-house expert.

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Lawrence E. Adjah, MBA, M.Ed., M.Div.
Chairman and CEO, Family Dinner Foundation, Inc.
Tax status
EntityFamily Dinner Foundation, Inc. Status501(c)(3) nonprofit — gifts and memberships are tax deductible as allowed by law EIN47-1639472 Address3839 McKinney Avenue, Suite 155-5170, Dallas, Texas 75204
Family Dinner Foundation  ·  50,000+ adults  ·  40 cities  ·  3 continents  ·  5C Mutual Care Methodology  ·  4 tech products in public beta  ·  Family Dinner Foundation  ·  50,000+ adults  ·  40 cities  ·  3 continents  ·  5C Mutual Care Methodology  ·  4 tech products in public beta  · 
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